lily of the valley: September 11, 2001

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Tuesday September 11, 2001

11/IX/01 - Attack on Freedom!

amancay * cam: tuesday, april 10, 2001 - 6:34:48 pm

I don't even know where to begin. Such a day cannot simply be overlooked, yet I can't come up with words sufficient enough to describe my emotions.

there's more where that came from...

I woke up to a call I deemed bothersome, sure that the ramblings of my roomie were in response to jest and teasing meant to jostle us from our sleep. Upon turning on the television to prove the caller wrong, I was left with a gaping mouth. I immediately called my mother to verify and clarify the situation. I relayed all info to Sara, as we sat aghast and crying. I heard our landlord drive up (having left her son at school) and crawled up to the window to be sure she was in the up and up. She nodded solemnly, thanking me for the effort, her daughter had called her long ago.

I praise God for Sara being around. I would have been lost and certainly immobile, were she not sharing the living space. Surely alone I wouldn't have been able to react in a semi-normal manner. Together we watched clip after clip, heard comment after comment, and cried silent tears. Our minds were racing through our mental address books, trying to account for anyone who might have been in the area. I remember looking at Sara saying, "Praise God we live in Podunk, America!"

I'm sure it's still yet to settle in. I can't remember a day in my life where I was so literally glued to either a television or at least a radio from beginning to end... still with no actual resolve. The few images I've seen are forever etched in my mind. Worse yet, were the unspeakable sound bites I heard from the actual moment the second plane crashed into the second tower at the World Trade Center. I've had inexplicable shivers running up and down, and throughout my body all day long. If I ever took the time to stop and check myself, I was shaking, heart racing, simply at the thought of what has occurred.

People should be home, with their families, experiencing this together. With each other's support and encouraging presence, we will have experienced the hugest piece of history we could ever even begin to imagine!